Amir Haramaty has helped build and scale companies that were later acquired by Microsoft, Salesforce, Meta, and other major players. But his story does not start in a boardroom. It starts on a bridge, deep in enemy territory, wounded while trying to defuse explosives and realizing that humans were still being asked to risk their lives for problems technology should solve. That moment shaped the rest of his career. We sit down with Amir Haramaty, Co-Founder of aiOla, for a conversation about startups, risk, decision-making, voice AI, and the one principle that has guided much of Amir’s work: follow the pain. Amir does not believe in entrepreneurship for entrepreneurship’s sake. He believes in finding painful, expensive, operational problems then building technology that creates measurable ROI. That approach took him from bomb-disposal robotics to workforce management, mobile advertising, cybersecurity, AI consulting, and now aiOla: a company turning speech into structured data for enterprises where forms, inspections, reports, and workflows still depend on manual data entry. The idea sounds simple. People hate entering data. Speech is faster, richer, and more natural. But in the enterprise, “simple” is never simple. Accents, jargon, noisy environments, compliance-heavy workflows, legacy systems, adoption risk, and ROI all matter. Amir explains why aiOla’s real edge is not just voice recognition it is turning messy human speech into structured, usable data that can power workflows, agents, and business decisions. In this episode, we cover: • Why Amir defines himself as a “serial problem solver,” not just an entrepreneur • How a personal experience in bomb disposal shaped his view of risk and technology • Why ROI is still the most important language in enterprise sales • How aiOla turns speech into structured data for real-world operations • Why “follow the pain trail” is Amir’s operating system for finding customers This is a conversation about voice, data, risk, enterprise AI, execution, trust, and the difference between building technology people admire and building technology people actually use. Check out the full episode notes, transcripts, and all links on Substack: 👉 https://aggaeus.com/ SPONSORS - EXCLUSIVE FOR AGGAEUS PODCAST LISTENERS: KARDZ.BIZ BUY 2, GET 3 ON KARDZ.BIZ — UP TO $479 VALUE. AGGAEUSB2G3PREMIUM - for PREMIUM cards AGGAEUSB2G3PRO+ - for PRO+ cards When face-to-face impressions matter, pull out Kardz.Biz, the “business card too good to give away”. Use this link: https://kardz.biz/?ref=yqrmczty BETTER WEIGHT FOR LIFE SAVE 10% ON BETTER WEIGHT FOR LIFE’S GLP-1 PROGRAMS WITH CODE AGGAEUS10 (LIMITED TIME). Better Weight For Life is a transformational weight loss program led by a U.S. board-certified physician—designed to keep it simple: personalized GLP-1 treatment, expert support, and discreet delivery. They offer options including Ozempic®, Wegovy®, Zepbound®, Mounjaro®, plus compounded semaglutide and compounded tirzepatide (eligibility depends on your medical evaluation). Claim the offer here: https://www.betterweightforlife.com/partners/aggaeus CONNECT WITH AMIR HARAMATY LinkedIn aiOla CONNECT WITH HAGGAI LinkedIn FOLLOW AGGAEUS Instagram TikTok YouTube SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST Apple Podcasts INQUIRIES 💼 Sponsorships / Business: talktous@aggaeus.com 🎙 Podcast: DM via Instagram DISCLAIMER Some links may earn affiliate commissions. Offers, terms, and availability may change without notice. Aggaeus content is for informational and educational purposes only and should not be considered legal, business, investment, or tax advice. You should conduct your own research and consult qualified professionals before making any decisions. We may feature companies, products, or entities in which Aggaeus, its affiliates, or the author have invested or may invest, or with which they have had, have, or may have a financial, professional, or other relationship.
